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you were talking about debt and deficit and government spending 15, 20 years ago when nobody was that much focused on it in washington, but now they really are. here is a chance for you to take all you learned, what you learned on the way up, on the way down, in congress, in the governorship, and apply it to what is really the debate of our times. if you look, we're having a new fiscal crisis it seems every couple months. we had the debt ceiling, the fiscal crisis, and that's really the tip of the iceberg that is coming our way based on unbelievable demographics and unbelievably unsustainable government spending. what i want to do is take what i learned and hopefully apply it to again a great conundrum that now exists in washington, which is how do we get our financial house in order? >> i wish you all the very best. thank you for joining me again tonight. it's a pleasure to talk to you as it was last time. i genuinely wish you well. i'm glad you're making another go at this. good luck with it. >> i appreciate it, thanks. >>> a critic who says newtown changed everything, but the nra d
you were talking about debt and deficit and government spending 15, 20 years ago when nobody was that much focused on it in washington, but now they really are. here is a chance for you to take all you learned, what you learned on the way up, on the way down, in congress, in the governorship, and apply it to what is really the debate of our times. if you look, we're having a new fiscal crisis it seems every couple months. we had the debt ceiling, the fiscal crisis, and that's really the tip of...
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postal team, $30 million the government spent on that team. they could say that team lost its awards because of illegal doping done by lance armstrong. they could sue to get their money back. there was a whistle blower suit brought by one member of the team. the money that gets paid to him ultimately they could go after lance armstrong. and lots of other potential civil lawsuits. but here's what i would worry about most. criminal exposure. he testified under oath in a civil case, if he admits now that he was using drugs and doing -- >> i want to play a specific piece of that. do i have that sound bite? let's play it. >> you have never taken any performance enhancing drug in connection with your cycling career? >> correct. >> and that would include any substance that's ever been banned? >> correct. >> sounds a lot like perjury. however, there is this the thing called a statute of limitations. >> and it's three years in texas. three years is gone. but here's what i would worry about with respect to exposure in other areas. the justice department
postal team, $30 million the government spent on that team. they could say that team lost its awards because of illegal doping done by lance armstrong. they could sue to get their money back. there was a whistle blower suit brought by one member of the team. the money that gets paid to him ultimately they could go after lance armstrong. and lots of other potential civil lawsuits. but here's what i would worry about most. criminal exposure. he testified under oath in a civil case, if he admits...
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the government settles these sort of cases. let's say he loses 50 million bucks, he still has a fair amount. he's not going to starve. more importantly, he will have his narrative back, his life as a competitive athlete back. the question is, is he going to apologize to the people he hurt along the way? we talk about this as if he's the only part of the story. in fact, he's not. the story is much bigger than just him. >> he has great pr. but, as you and i talked about before, juliette, he was a jerk to an awful lot of people. i mean, he sought to destroy people who would testify against him, who had spoken the truth. >> i think jerk is an understatement. i think a lot of those people are devastated right now. and i don't really know what to think when he's calling some of these people up to apologize. i actually spoke to a few people he has reached out to and they're like dumbfounded. they don't know whether to believe him or not. >> did you see him threaten people, reporters who reported things that he felt were inappropriate?
the government settles these sort of cases. let's say he loses 50 million bucks, he still has a fair amount. he's not going to starve. more importantly, he will have his narrative back, his life as a competitive athlete back. the question is, is he going to apologize to the people he hurt along the way? we talk about this as if he's the only part of the story. in fact, he's not. the story is much bigger than just him. >> he has great pr. but, as you and i talked about before, juliette, he...
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the government can execute people. the government can execute people. and when you go into a civilized society the idea is that only the government can use violence -- >> let me interrupt here. i think we're drifting slightly off the point. because here's my response. i think most people in this room have no issue with americans having a gun at home to defend themselves. i come back, scottie, to what i said earlier. what is the purpose, what is the need of an ar-15 which can have a magazine of 100 bullets? nobody can give me any reason why a civilian needs that. your explanation appears to be you fear a tyrannical government attacking you. >> because i have the right. that's my first explanation. i have the right. hundreds of thousands of men and women for the last 250 years have died for me to have that right. >> to have an ar-15? >> to have any gun. >> why do you need an ar-15? >> because i do want to protect my family and god forbid something happens in this country -- piers, we have $16 trillion in debt. our economy is teetering. what would happen i
the government can execute people. the government can execute people. and when you go into a civilized society the idea is that only the government can use violence -- >> let me interrupt here. i think we're drifting slightly off the point. because here's my response. i think most people in this room have no issue with americans having a gun at home to defend themselves. i come back, scottie, to what i said earlier. what is the purpose, what is the need of an ar-15 which can have a...
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but the federal government can look in to charges. let us know what you think about lance armstrong and whether he can be redeemed. up next the governor of florida has been accused of using his dog to get reflected. are reporters too rough on him? >>> during his campaign for embarrassed about my skin. i hg [ designer ] enough of just covering up my moderate to severe plaque psoriasis. i decided enough is enough. ♪ [ spa lady ] i started enbrel. it's clinically proven to provide clearer skin. [ rv guy ] enbrel may not work for everyone -- and may not clear you completely, but for many, it gets skin clearer fast, within 2 months, and keeps it clearer through 6 months. [ male announcer ] enbrel may lower your ability to fight infections. serious, sometimes fatal events, including infections, tuberculosis, lymphoma, other cancers, nervous system and blood disorders, and allergic reactions have occurred. before starting enbrel, your doctor should test you for tuberculosis and discuss whether you've been to a region where certain fungal i
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he is running to rein in government spending. many thought his career was finished when he admitted to an extramarital affair in 2009. and the 113th congress may be one of the wealthiest that this country ever has had. the median income was $966,000. you can compare that to the income for the average american family, a relatively paltry $66,700. by the way, in case you are wondering, the richest member of congress is michael mccaul of texas. he's worth $500 million and change. >>> and an oregon woman was stuck for several hours between an apartment building and a wall in portland. she was wedged in just a foot of space and her feet couldn't touch the ground. crews managed to get her out after they cut holes in the wall and it's still not clear how she got stuck in there in the first place. you can see what -- i'm sure she -- >> how do you get stuck in a space like that? >> i don't know. obviously she is quite pleased that she is free. >> can you imagine? >> that's the story behind the story. how did she get there in the first pla
he is running to rein in government spending. many thought his career was finished when he admitted to an extramarital affair in 2009. and the 113th congress may be one of the wealthiest that this country ever has had. the median income was $966,000. you can compare that to the income for the average american family, a relatively paltry $66,700. by the way, in case you are wondering, the richest member of congress is michael mccaul of texas. he's worth $500 million and change. >>> and...
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he also wants to direct government agencies to conduct research on gun violence. now, these proposals don't significantly alter our nation's gun laws. that's important to point out. but already, republicans are mad and challenging the president. kentucky senator rand paul compared the president to a king, telling the christian broadcasting network, i think having a monarch is what we fought. the american revolution over and someone who wants to bypass the constitution, bypass congress, that's someone who wants to act like a king or monarch. "outfront" tonight, reihan salam and michael waldman, former speech writer for president clinton. good to see both of you. kings, monarchs, all in the eye of the beholder. republicans are angry because this is executive action and some might say look, if you can do a lot of these things through enforcement, why wouldn't you do that first. indeed, that is a part of what he's going to do but there is a point here that some say there's between 300 and 20,000. i don't know why the range is so broad. anyway, of gun laws in this coun
he also wants to direct government agencies to conduct research on gun violence. now, these proposals don't significantly alter our nation's gun laws. that's important to point out. but already, republicans are mad and challenging the president. kentucky senator rand paul compared the president to a king, telling the christian broadcasting network, i think having a monarch is what we fought. the american revolution over and someone who wants to bypass the constitution, bypass congress, that's...
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he understands there are three branches of government and you have to sit down and you have to figure out a deal and he's good at it. we need him later because if hillary clinton does not run, there is no alternative. he is, he then becomes the inheritor of the obama era and we need him. >> but you do get a sense, though, that you're watching a reality show some of some kind. he's walking this high wire and at any time there could be a call for hard times but it helps him. >> there is actually a real petition on the white house website asking for joe biden reality show. it's got 2,000 signatures. >> i'd watch. >> let me just put a tiny bit of reality into this. that is, you do have some folks. martin o'malley comes to mind. it is hard for me to see in the progression of history when bill clinton became president, a generation had passed that world war ii group had moved and were no longer going to be presidents. it seems to me we are now past the vietnam stage wheith presidt obama. it is difficult for me. i think joe biden wants to be president and he'll run for president at this very
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didn't necessarily govern that way but he had the tone right. i think that's what inaugural addresses a week later, very few, you can count on one hand, but second inaugural addresses that people remember. it's the tone as much as anything else and clearly to try to recapture -- you can't capture lightning in a bottle twice but you can convey the sense that over four years, i've learned, i've been humbled in some way, but i've also been encouraged and inspired that we can work together. >> most successful second term president ever? >> most successful second term ever? it was difficult but washington, because he codified this experiment in popular government. hes also cited the practice of giving farewell addresses. >> a good model that washington guy. >> washington and lincoln. >> except lincoln -- >> second term. >> lincoln gave us the most memorable of all inaugural addresses. the greatest sermon in american history. unfortunately, didn't turn out well for the president. >> we'll look at the events, issues and scandals that have em broild oth
didn't necessarily govern that way but he had the tone right. i think that's what inaugural addresses a week later, very few, you can count on one hand, but second inaugural addresses that people remember. it's the tone as much as anything else and clearly to try to recapture -- you can't capture lightning in a bottle twice but you can convey the sense that over four years, i've learned, i've been humbled in some way, but i've also been encouraged and inspired that we can work together....
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federal government had to come in and get a conviction, that's what we need to do. the third big thing, soledad, not in all of this if you look at the spike up in violent activity and much of it with guns, it's in our gang activity that is taking place. a police chief told me the other day we've got some of our gangs here that are doing most of this violence and they haven't even talked about that. those are the kind of things we're looking forward, actually having police chiefs and sheriffs telling us what are the real problems. >> i think those are really, really smart, i think they do sound like huge problems. but the gang activity that the sheriffs and police officers were talking about one of the big problems are the straw purchasers and the reason they're able to do that because we don't have universal background checks and we don't have an ability -- >> soledad, let me just point this out to you. that's exactly what we need to be hearing in our committees because what the police chiefs will tell you is that most of these gang members aren't buying these thing
federal government had to come in and get a conviction, that's what we need to do. the third big thing, soledad, not in all of this if you look at the spike up in violent activity and much of it with guns, it's in our gang activity that is taking place. a police chief told me the other day we've got some of our gangs here that are doing most of this violence and they haven't even talked about that. those are the kind of things we're looking forward, actually having police chiefs and sheriffs...
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one of the bombs targeted a car outside a government security office there. at least 142 people killed today across syria. >>> and remember this one? from south carolina. governor mark sanford. >> the bottom line is this, i have been unfaithful to my wife, i developed -- >> that was mark sanford, admitting to an affair with a woman from argentina that cost him his marriage and derailed his political career. well, now, sanford, a republican, is announcing he will try to make a political comeback. he's running for the congressional seat he held in the late '90s before becoming a two-term governor. the argentine woman is now his fiancee. >>> breaking news here at the top of the hour on cnn. i'm brooke baldwin. americans taken hostage in what the u.s. here -- u.s. state department is calling a terrorist attack. happening right here, you see the map, we're talking algeria, northern african nation. as far as where specifically this is happening, apparently at a bp facility. algerian state media report the militants who have links with al qaeda are holding at least
one of the bombs targeted a car outside a government security office there. at least 142 people killed today across syria. >>> and remember this one? from south carolina. governor mark sanford. >> the bottom line is this, i have been unfaithful to my wife, i developed -- >> that was mark sanford, admitting to an affair with a woman from argentina that cost him his marriage and derailed his political career. well, now, sanford, a republican, is announcing he will try to make...
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the government stopped keeping records in 2004. and improving the background check system, so there's more sharing of information and prosecution of people who try to buy guns illegally. then, the president will call on congress to take action, to pass an assault weapons ban, expand the background checks law to apply to all gun sales, and limit the sale of high-capacity magazines. >> will all of them get through this congress? i don't know. but what's uppermost in my mind is making sure i'm honest with the american people and with members of congress about what i think will work. >> reporter: now, joe, cnn has learned the vice president has spoken with a number of families of newtown victims, this after some of them were critical of the vice president for not reaching out to them sooner. but he has now done so. we have also learned that among the other measures that the white house will press is for a tightening of laws regarding gun swaps. these are regulations that would prohibit, for example, me from selling you a gun privately,
the government stopped keeping records in 2004. and improving the background check system, so there's more sharing of information and prosecution of people who try to buy guns illegally. then, the president will call on congress to take action, to pass an assault weapons ban, expand the background checks law to apply to all gun sales, and limit the sale of high-capacity magazines. >> will all of them get through this congress? i don't know. but what's uppermost in my mind is making sure...
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government online got harder. the white house is raising the minimum number of online signatures needed to get an official response from 25,000 to 100,000. it's getting a lot harder. signatures have to be compiled within 30 days of the petition filing. the white house director of digital strategy said the change was made to make sure they continue to give the most popular ideas the time that they deserve. one petition late last year called on the white house to secure funding to begin construction of the death star. by its closing date the petition received 34,435 signatures. >>> to me, the death star always seemed impractical. there were too many glaring weaknesses. they built two, two were destroyed. never seemed like a good investment for the u.s. government for me. >> thanks for weighing in on that. serious story. for more, head to our blog, cnn.com/earlystart. you can also follow us on twitter and facebook. >>> to understand the scope of boeing's dreamliner fiasco, you have to know how much money is on line f
government online got harder. the white house is raising the minimum number of online signatures needed to get an official response from 25,000 to 100,000. it's getting a lot harder. signatures have to be compiled within 30 days of the petition filing. the white house director of digital strategy said the change was made to make sure they continue to give the most popular ideas the time that they deserve. one petition late last year called on the white house to secure funding to begin...
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it was a speech that talked about collective action by the government and when you look at the biggest issue that we face of this era, it's the deficit. it's the trillion dollars of debt and the president didn't really talk about that. he talked about, we're not a nation of takers but that we've become a nation of debtors. >> the president clearly is a smart man, a smart politician. he's also a writer, a thoughtful person. if that is the speech, if the speech as ari described, why would he decide to give that speech? what's the political goal? >> this is the last time he's getting sworn in as president of the united states. that's why. i think it's martin luther king day. martin luther king was courageous. martin made this point earlier that perhaps the president had some sense of guilt about not doing gun control and that it took newtown to get him to do that and so this is the speech you get to give once and i think there may have been a sense he wanted to be aggressive because he could and because he had to set out what he believes he said, i'm not going to get all of it, don't let
it was a speech that talked about collective action by the government and when you look at the biggest issue that we face of this era, it's the deficit. it's the trillion dollars of debt and the president didn't really talk about that. he talked about, we're not a nation of takers but that we've become a nation of debtors. >> the president clearly is a smart man, a smart politician. he's also a writer, a thoughtful person. if that is the speech, if the speech as ari described, why would...
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so i wouldn't hold my breath that whatever israeli government that emerges is going to be able to take major decisions on the israel yanl palestinian decisions because it's going to be a broader government. it's on the rule of the orthodox, national service, socioeconomic issues and perhaps on iran. >> a lot of people think that the center in israel, it's really much disputed, has moved further to the right and this government may too. he wants only just, the voters heard him, a bit of a slap in face. he has to do deals. that's the nature of the politics. you have to have a coalition. the more diverse it is, the harder it is to move it forward. what is he going to face pulling it together? >> i think the question is can a sit with b? i mean, lapid has a major priority in trying to push the issue of national service for the orthodox community within israel. that's invariably going to create major tensions with benjamin netanyahu's traditional coalition partners. >> he's having to hold hands with them as well. >> exactly. so i think you could foresee a coalition, as strange as it may see
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we've got no clarity at all, no official confirmation from any of the governments involved as to the exact number of people being held more how many are still being held still hostage and whether any of them have definitely been killed as part of this operation. >> we'll let you get back to it, hopefully you can bring us more information later in "the newsroom." dan rivers reporting live. >>> there are new questions about notre dame football star manti te'o and the girlfriend who was nothing more than an internet fabrication. who is the real victim of this hoax? is it te'o, one of the best college football players in the country or the nation's sports fans who feel duped by the tearful stories of her death. >> i cried, i yelled, i never felt that way before. this is six hours ago i just found out my grandma passed away and you take, you know, the love of my life. last thing she said to me was "i love you," and that was it. >> cnn's ted rowlands is peeling back the layers of this bizarre and rifting story. we are reporting we'll hear from te'o himself today. what have you heard? >> re
we've got no clarity at all, no official confirmation from any of the governments involved as to the exact number of people being held more how many are still being held still hostage and whether any of them have definitely been killed as part of this operation. >> we'll let you get back to it, hopefully you can bring us more information later in "the newsroom." dan rivers reporting live. >>> there are new questions about notre dame football star manti te'o and the...
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said, we're working with the tunisian government. you know, we didn't have enough evidence yet to charge him. fbi director mueller was in libya last week, talking to the libyans about the ongoing investigation. it's very frustrating to the families and to many who watch this, these investigations, these international ones, are complicated and they do take time. but believe me, wolf, the bad guys in the region watch this. and the longer it goes without anybody being brought to justice, it's an indication to them that they have freedom of action, if you will, to target western facilities and westerners, and you see things like the attack on the algerian oil facility. >> so, fran, i want to ask you, when you were watching this testimony from secretary clinton, this very lengthy testimony, hitting on so many topics, what was your big impression? what was your big takeaway from what you heard from her today? >> you know, i put myself, kate, in the position of the families who lost, you know, ambassador stevens' family and the other famili
said, we're working with the tunisian government. you know, we didn't have enough evidence yet to charge him. fbi director mueller was in libya last week, talking to the libyans about the ongoing investigation. it's very frustrating to the families and to many who watch this, these investigations, these international ones, are complicated and they do take time. but believe me, wolf, the bad guys in the region watch this. and the longer it goes without anybody being brought to justice, it's an...
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now that the government has that, maybe they will pick that up. when the government drops an investigation, you don't know why. it doesn't ever really mean it can't be resumed. >> reopened. sunny hostin, thank you. paula bloom, you're listening. your thoughts. >> this is what makes it very difficult to trust what he has to say. there is all these far reaching implications for anything he says now. this isn't done. you have any kind of legal thing there are times where he's very deliberate in his speech and times he was a little more fumblingy and thie iny and tryi. >> lance armstrong driven to win, talks a lot about winning and victory, winning no matter what. we're going to talk to paula bloom about what that drive is really to be absolutely pitch perfect. also, a former teammate, tyler hamilton, what does he think of this big interview, this big confession? you'll hear from him with piers morgan coming up. [ male announcer ] ok, here's the way the system works. let's say you pay your guy around 2% to manage your money. that's not much you think.
now that the government has that, maybe they will pick that up. when the government drops an investigation, you don't know why. it doesn't ever really mean it can't be resumed. >> reopened. sunny hostin, thank you. paula bloom, you're listening. your thoughts. >> this is what makes it very difficult to trust what he has to say. there is all these far reaching implications for anything he says now. this isn't done. you have any kind of legal thing there are times where he's very...
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the chance of a federal government default in the next few weeks has dropped significantly. thanks to house republican leaders who agreed to vote next week to extend the debt limit for three months. this is a 180 from their earlier refusal to delay the debate. but there's a catch. both the house and senate must pass a budget before the extension expires. and if they don't, guess what, congress won't get paid. former new orleans mayor ray nagin, is facing legal trouble, been indicted on 21 federal charges of corruption, including bribery, money laundering, fraud and filing false tax returns. nagin was mayor of new orleans during hurricane katrina and its aftermath. they say he used his office for personal gain, free trips, payoffs and thousands of bribes. >>> 29 pediatric death this is season from the flu, the number of elderly people hospitalized with flu-like illnesses is also spiking according to the centers for disease control. 30 states now report high levels of the flu. that's six more than last week. for the first time, california is on the list. the season's flu vacci
the chance of a federal government default in the next few weeks has dropped significantly. thanks to house republican leaders who agreed to vote next week to extend the debt limit for three months. this is a 180 from their earlier refusal to delay the debate. but there's a catch. both the house and senate must pass a budget before the extension expires. and if they don't, guess what, congress won't get paid. former new orleans mayor ray nagin, is facing legal trouble, been indicted on 21...
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syrian opposition groups say he was killed by government troops in aleppo. and al jazeera's reporter says its reporter was killed by a sniper in daraa province. >>> also philadelphia police have a suspect in custody after a brutal attack on a subway platform. this video is disturbing. the woman in the surveillance video only suffered minor scrapes and bruises after being thrown onto the tracks. her alleged attack faces many charges. police believe the suspect may be mentally unstable. >>> and controversial scanners that some compared to a virtual strip search will soon be vanishing from u.s. airport checkpoints. the tsa says it will remove all 174 back scatter body scanners by june because the manufacturer was unable to develop software addressing privacy concerns. other less intrusive scanners will, though, however remain in place. >>> other news we're also watching, ahead of the inauguration, the white house has released the new official portrait of president obama. the new picture was shot last month by the official photographer. you can see some big diff
syrian opposition groups say he was killed by government troops in aleppo. and al jazeera's reporter says its reporter was killed by a sniper in daraa province. >>> also philadelphia police have a suspect in custody after a brutal attack on a subway platform. this video is disturbing. the woman in the surveillance video only suffered minor scrapes and bruises after being thrown onto the tracks. her alleged attack faces many charges. police believe the suspect may be mentally unstable....
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the new government goes in that is not used to governing, does not have the skill set and is faced with the population that is armed to the treat and has 18 months of on the job training of not just shooting machine guns and rpgs but mortars. that was one of the concerns of the fbi. >> and all of those borders in north africa from egypt, libya, tunisia, algeria, they are pretty porous. hold on for one moment. all right. we're getting some new information in. the united states is now increasing its role in the mali conflict in africa. our pentagon correspondent chris lawrence is getting new information. what are you learning chris? >> we are now learning that the u.s. has agreed to help the french air lift more troops, more supplies, more heavy equipment into mali for their offensive against the militants there. this had been under consideration yesterday. today that request was accepted and now i'm told by defense officials that military planners are in deep discussion with the french to go over specifically what they are going to bring in and where they are going to bring it. one defen
the new government goes in that is not used to governing, does not have the skill set and is faced with the population that is armed to the treat and has 18 months of on the job training of not just shooting machine guns and rpgs but mortars. that was one of the concerns of the fbi. >> and all of those borders in north africa from egypt, libya, tunisia, algeria, they are pretty porous. hold on for one moment. all right. we're getting some new information in. the united states is now...
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if you ask john boehner or mitch mcconnell, they believe the size of government, debt and deficit is is the biggest issues. and if you listen to the speech yesterday, he made only passing references to that. talk of immigration reform, many republicans including the speaker want to work with the president on that but if he talks a lot publicly, it puts pressure on the conservative base which any legal status is amnesty. the president also talking about gun control and gun rights, just talked to tom fuentes, it stretches the political coalition. the things that the president highlighted and spend more time on his inauguration address, the republicans are saying now you see the real obama. now that he doesn't have to face the voters in four years, he's going to move to the left and gay rights, gun control, grassroots that stress the republican coalition and likely to strain an already difficult relationship between the president and leaders and the man we're about to hear from john boehner is most important because he runs the house. >> i heard from a few republicans. they thought afte
if you ask john boehner or mitch mcconnell, they believe the size of government, debt and deficit is is the biggest issues. and if you listen to the speech yesterday, he made only passing references to that. talk of immigration reform, many republicans including the speaker want to work with the president on that but if he talks a lot publicly, it puts pressure on the conservative base which any legal status is amnesty. the president also talking about gun control and gun rights, just talked to...
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, the legislative, and the judicial branches of the government. the president and the first lady and the vice president and the second lady, they'll be going from statuary hall. they'll be going to take a look at reverend martin luther king jr. statue in the capitol, then they'll be reviewing some military troops. they'll also begin what is historic tradition, going back to president george washington, a parade on this inauguration day, a parade from capitol hill, all the way to where i am right now in front of the north lawn of the white house, the reviewing stand. the parade, it's about to begin. we'll have live coverage, every float, every band. you'll want to see it. don't go away. morning starts in high spirits, but there's a growing pain in his lower back. as lines grow longer, his pain continues to linger. but after a long day of helping others, he gets some helpful advice. just two aleve have the strength to keep back pain away all day. today, jason chose aleve. just two pills for all day pain relief. try aleve d for strong, all day long s
, the legislative, and the judicial branches of the government. the president and the first lady and the vice president and the second lady, they'll be going from statuary hall. they'll be going to take a look at reverend martin luther king jr. statue in the capitol, then they'll be reviewing some military troops. they'll also begin what is historic tradition, going back to president george washington, a parade on this inauguration day, a parade from capitol hill, all the way to where i am...